Obituaries

Oct 5, 2015

Clomer Harrell Lannom, 91, of Jackson passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home.

He was born June 30, 1924, in Bradford, Tennessee, son of Clomer L. and Pauline Davis Lannom. He and Velma Lou Carr were married December 24, 1946 in Trenton, Tennessee. She passed away June 22, 2011.

Clomer served in the...

Oct 4, 2015

James Eldon "Jimmy" Reddick Jr, 62, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 26, 1953 in Camp Atterbury, IN, The son of James Eldon and Luanna (Martin) Reddick Sr. He and Jan Rhodes were married August 19, 2009 in Cape Girardedau.

Jimmy was a professional musician...

Oct 3, 2015

Mary Zeller, 82, of Jackson passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Jackson Manor.

She was born September 7, 1933, in rural Jackson, daughter of Richard C. and Addie Adkins Martin. She and Glenn E. Zeller were married November 27, 1954 in Jackson.

Mary was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School. Shortly after she...

Oct 1, 2015

Peggy Lee McClard, 86, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Anny Auguste Ottilie Hidde, March 18, 1929, in Berlin, Germany, to August and Ida Sophie Marie Sandhoff Hidde. A victim and survivor of WW II, she and Sgt. Arlee McClard were married March...

Sep 29, 2015

Gerald “Jerry” Ray Mudge, 64, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Jerry was born July 16, 1951, in Ironton, Missouri, to Melvin and Dorothy Mudge. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1970.

He and Brenda Bollinger were married June 14, 2003.

Jerry was employed...

Sep 28, 2015

Raymond E. "Ray" Pensel, 81, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

Ray, the second son of Louis and Edna Kasten Pensel, was born in the family home in Cape Girardeau County on June 17, 1934. On Feb. 20, 1960, he married Mary Ann Feezor in Memorial Methodist Church...

Sep 28, 2015

James Clyde Bridges, 90, of Jackson, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, where he had been a resident since June of 2014.

He was born August 29, 1925, in Scopus, Missouri, son of Columbus Palmer and Lillie Mae Drum Bridges. He and Maxine Welker were married April 12, 1946...

Sep 21, 2015

Erma L. Johannes, 74, of Jackson passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at St. Anthony's de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, after a courageous 53 year battle with Crohn's disease.

She was born July 24, 1941, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles Edwin and Betty Mae Goforth Jumper. She and James M. Johannes were married August...

Sep 19, 2015

Carl D. Hamilton, 76, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born October 11, 1938, in Cape Girardeau County, to Hershel and Alfreda Dickerson Hamilton. He and Nelda Jean Friese were married March 31, 1979, in Millersville.

Carl served in the U.S. Navy from 1955...

Sep 19, 2015

Max Edward Hockle, Jr., 88, of Jackson, passed away peacefully at home on September 19, 2015.

He was born May 7, 1927, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Max and Ozetta Mackey Hockle. He is survived by a daughter, Cheri of Hayden, Idaho; a brother, Joe (Joann) of St. Louis; a sister, Pauline of St. Louis; and numerous nieces,...

Sep 17, 2015

James "Jim" Meyer, 77, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at his home.

McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.

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Sep 16, 2015

Liam Warren Patrick, was still born on Sept. 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was the son of Douglas Patrick and Megan McMurry. Loving survivors include his parents, his maternal grandparents, Roger and Marguerite McMurry; his paternal grandparents, Larry and Sherry Patrick; an uncle, Charles (Samantha) Patrick; and an aunt, Holly (Chris) Perry. A...

Sep 15, 2015

Doris F. Blaylock-Jones, 92, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

She was born October 26, 1922, in Perry County, Missouri.

She is survivied by two sons, Steve (Martha) Bollinger of Durham, North Carolina and their children Todd and Matthew; Sid (Lee) Bollinger of Sedgewickville and their children Ryan, Dan, Cole; and nine great-grandchildren....

Sep 13, 2015

Clarence E. "Pete" Jaco, 85, of Jackson passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born October 21, 1929, in Jackson, son of Ferdinand and Claudina Balsman Jaco. He and Margaret June Holding were married June 23, 1951 in Antioch, California.

Pete grew up in Jackson and...

Sep 12, 2015

Marcell K. Pringle, 80, of Jackson passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Monticello House in Jackson.

He was born December 1, 1934, in Seventy-Six, Missouri, once an area near Brazeau, son of Marcell L. Pringle and Althea Swan. He and Frances Wade were married May 25, 1979. She survives.

Marcell worked at McDonnell-Douglas...

Sep 11, 2015

August A. Schott, 97, of Jackson, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.

He was born October 31, 1917, at Biehle, Missouri, to Joseph and Loretta Schemel Schott. He and Mildred Wingerter were united in marriage January 11, 1947 in Biehle.

From 1939 to 1941, August worked as a carpenter's helper...

Sep 10, 2015

Robert "Bob" William Landgraf Sr. 91, of Jackson passed away Thursday September 10, 2015 at Jackson Manor in Jackson.

Bob was born March 11, 1924, to Rueben and Ruby Sachse Landgraf. He was raised mostly in Pocahontas except for a short time in Imperial, Missouri, when his father was building St Johns Lutheran Church. He graduated from...

Sep 10, 2015

Angela Beussink, 85, of Jackson passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her home.

She was born July 29, 1930, in Leopold, Mo, daughter of John H. and Bernadina E. Stoverink Wubker. She and Philip Beussink were married May 17, 1952. He passed away December 27, 2002.

Angela was baptized and confirmed at St. John's...

Sep 9, 2015

Doris E. Meier, 90, formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born November 1, 1924, in Crystal City, Missouri, daughter of Emmet N. and Elizabeth B. M. Martin Hupp. She and Lawrence M. Meier were married November 1, 1947. He passed away May 10, 2011.

Sep 8, 2015

Miriam Jane Kies, 94, formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

One of five children, she was born January 21, 1921, in Jackson, to Adolph and Grace Vinyard Kies. She was a 1939 graduate of Jackson High School, where she was active in concert band, marching band, chorus, drama,...